Which is better? Real or Fake Xmas trees

Davekoolhill

It's something I always wondered.

On one hand, if you buy a fake tree, it will last you for years and will save you money in the end.

On the other hand, a real tree has the proper smell and gets you in the spirit of xmas.

FatherLen

the cleanup for a real tree is terrible

chin_grin

No tree.<grumbles> BAH!

Harpy

Real tree all the way, can't beat that christmas tree smell..

chin_grin

Harpy wrote: »

Real tree all the way, can't beat that christmas tree smell..

....from a can.

Davekoolhill

Chin grin your correct, you can get the smell for the fake tree but is that not a bit pointless..

Kojak

FatherLen wrote: »

the cleanup for a real tree is terrible

Yep, especially if all the needles get stuck in the carpet.

Fake tree all the way

stovelid

Artificial all the way.

Davekoolhill

How much are fake tree's these days?

SEPT 23 1989

Cant beat the smell of a real tree

Turtyturd

Artificial with Christmas Tree scented airfresheners all over it....best of both worlds.

starbelgrade

Real trees are like real tits - on the plus side, they don't look & feel artificial.

On the downside, they have a limited life span before they start to fade & droop.

I still prefer real ones though. That goes for tits & trees.

Davekoolhill

Nothing worse than getting a real tree too early and then it sheds like mad.

jester77

Seeing as you don't get any money for empties in Ireland, then a beer bottle christmas tree ftw

Thrill

Fake.

No mess and don't have the problem of getting rid of the thing after Christmas.

emeraldstar

Davekoolhill wrote: »

Which is better Real or Fake Xmas trees?

This isn't a question.

Real, of course.

MiseryCat

Thrill wrote: »

Fake.

No mess and don't have the problem of getting rid of the thing after Christmas.

Well Fake trees also comes in different colors maybe I go for a pink tree:p

Azureus

Real trees smell yummy, but most of em dont look as nice and they're a nightmare to clean up. Plus I love my cinnamon/berry candles at Christmas time, so dont miss the smell. Fakies please

Moved to an apartment this year though and no idea where Im gonna fit my tree

Palytoxin

Has to be real, and just take it down before the whole place gets covered in needles off it, but there's no point getting a nice tree then absolutely plastering it with decorations and tinsel (ie you should still be able to see some of the tree)
Don't do this!
http://thecreativejunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Pier_1_christmas_tree3.jpg
(yes, there is a tree in there somewhere:p)

Frank Black

It's not very environmentally friendly to be cutting down a real tree and sticking it in your living room for a month as it slowly dies in front of you.


But yeah, you can't beat that pine smell - so real obviously.

the groutch

Festivus pole FTW!

Dyr

Oh jesus, I hate christmas..I have to buy my old man a real tree every year for his house. Last years one is still out in the garden.


And when I have a go at him over it, he pulls out his trump card "your mother always had a real tree". Eh, no she didn't, she hated the damn things, you were the one who insisted on them.

Handy11

Real for me. I think it's largely down to what you were brought up with. Love decorating the tree

sophieblake

starbelgrade wrote: »

Real trees are like real tits - on the plus side, they don't look & feel artificial.

On the downside, they have a limited life span before they start to fade & droop.

I still prefer real ones though. That goes for tits & trees.

Laughed like mad at this:D

Then realised true of my tits too.:eek:

Damn you, depressed for rest of the day now:mad::mad::mad:

mconigol

Kojak wrote: »

Yep, especially if all the needles get stuck in the carpet.

Fake tree all the way

FatherLen wrote: »

the cleanup for a real tree is terrible

Emmm....just put a board under it? Then use a hoover?

It's not that complicated is it?

HenryChinaski

I'm not even going to dignify that with an answer!!

Dudess

Real for the smell of Christmas and nostalgia versus fake for the convenience... Real wins!

LeeHoffmann

Fake. It's less expensive, recyclable, and clean

Morlar

Keeping it Real.

flutterflye

I love real trees.
The smell of them makes christmas feel like christmas.
It just wouldn't smell like christmas without them.

Every year I say I'm going to get a fake one.
It just makes so much more sense financially.
Plus there's no mess on the floor to hoover up every day or two, and you don't have to worry about disposing of it after christmas.

But in the end, I just can't do it, and end up getting a real one.

Minstrel27

No tree for me.

smash

Can't beat the smell of a Real tree!

kieranfitz

real ftw, and recycle it for the fire.

Run_to_da_hills

What about a Poll on what posters use?

Use to be real but now just a fake which I have for the last 4 years.

LordSutch

You can't beat the smell of a real tree . . .

pinkpetal

Fake less of a clean up.

dan1895

Real tree for the first time this year. Always faked it up until now.

Ledger

REAL REAL REAL REAL REAL REAL REAL!!!!!




So yeah, real for me all the way.

carfiosaoorl

We always had a real tree when I was a child but when I moved out I got a fake one and have used it since. This year Im getting a real one though. I cant wait I love the smell of real trees

Stocking Drinks Whiskey

A fake tree does the job well, you can keep it for years if not decades, store it easily, there is no mess involved and it still performs the function of a real tree.

Now, on the other hand, if you want to go for the real thing then off with you.

I don't think it matters really, this is merely of personal preference.

LizT

I live in an old house and our sitting room is quite big with high ceilings. One year we bought a real tree. We left it up for a couple of days before we dragged the artificial one out of the attic and it looked a million times better!

Artificial trees ftw as long as they look fairly natural - I hate the ones with fake snow or coloured ones.

CamperMan

a real tree,

emeraldstar

lizt wrote: »

One year we bought a real tree. We left it up for a couple of days before we dragged the artificial one out of the attic and it looked a million times better!

You must have been doing something wrong!

Fake trees are pants.

LizT

emeraldstar wrote: »

You must have been doing something wrong!

Fake trees are pants.

Nope it looked **** in the room! Our fake tree looks real and most people actually can't tell it's not real, we got loads of compliments on it every year.

emeraldstar

I dunno. I'd imagine the lack of Christmas tree smell would give it away

LizT

emeraldstar wrote: »

I dunno. I'd imagine the lack of Christmas tree smell would give it away

Well tbh it looks amazing in the room, I wouldn't use a real tree again if you paid me, far too messy!

emeraldstar

The non-shed ones actually aren't bad!

LizT

But fake ones don't shed at all

oppenheimer1

black francis wrote: »

It's not very environmentally friendly to be cutting down a real tree and sticking it in your living room for a month as it slowly dies in front of you.


But yeah, you can't beat that pine smell - so real obviously.

This is actually incorrect. Real trees are more environmentally friendly than fakes. Throw the real one out and it biodegrades. A fake is made from steel and plastic, has a lifespan of about 5 years and has to be sent to landfill.

LizT

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

This is actually incorrect. Real trees are more environmentally friendly than fakes. Throw the real one out and it biodegrades. A fake is made from steel and plastic, has a lifespan of about 5 years and has to be sent to landfill.

We've had ours for the past ten. A little care when packing it up goes a long way.

mattjack

Love the real tree,but the dog had a slash on a real tree one year.Mrs Mattjack went berserk at the little bastard....so its been fake ever since.